Follow the
Southwest Trail on one of Arkansas's best American history tours through some of the
most popular historical vacation
spots in the state.
The
Southwest Trail is a general term
for the network of routes connecting the St.Louis/St. Genevieve are of Missouri
and the Red River Valley of Texas. In Arkansas, what had been little more than a
footpath before Arkansas became a territory in 1819 became a major emigration
route in the 1820s. More than four-fifths of Arkansas's population by the 1830s
had entered the territory along the Southwest Trail. The road was improved by
the U.S. Army during Andrew Jackson’s presidency. The section north of the
Arkansas River saw its use decline during the late nineteenth century, but the
route south of there was still in use for decades afterwards. Visit
http://www.arkansasheritagetrails.com/Southwest/ to see travel
suggestions and start planning your American history tours through some of the
most popular historical vacation spots in Arkansas today!
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